Catalog updates as of August 18th, 2023
KansasCOM Course Remediation Policy (OMS I and OMS II)
A student will be required to remediate any course in which they do not receive a passing grade (69.99% or lower course score) as their overall course grade. In an academic year, students may remediate only when given permission by the Student Promotion and Performance Committee (SPPC). Students may remediate no more than two courses in a single year. Students can only accumulate five course, rotation, or board exam failures in their four years of medical school.
Remediation of a course requires the student to pass a remediation exam that is created by the course director of the failed course. The content within the remediation exam is at the sole discretion of the course director but will align with the original exam's content and level of difficulty. The student will be expected to pass that remediation exam, at a 70% or higher, to successfully remediate the failed course.
Successful remediation of a course failure requires an average, minimum score of 70% or higher, without any curve adjustments to the exam scores, in all components of the remediation. All courses must be successfully remediated prior to the student being promoted to the next academic year. Students who have not successfully remediated a failed course(s) are not eligible to sit for COMLEX-Level I or Level II.
Students may remediate only during the designated remediation periods that have been established by Academic Affairs. Those remediation times often include, but are not limited to, key holidays and often run contiguous to holidays on the calendar such as Thanksgiving, the December holiday time period, and Spring Break. Formal written requests to remediate must be to the Dean/Chief Academic Officer.
Remediation Process
- Final grades are determined for an exam and course after a review of the exam questions by the Office of Assessment and the course director.
- Following a course failure, the student will be notified, in writing, of the failure by the Office of Student Affairs.
- The communication to the student will include instructions and requirements. The student should ensure close adherence to all instructions. The letter will also outline when and if the student will appear before the Student Promotion and Performance Committee (SPPC).
- If the student is required to appear before the SPPC, and completes that meeting with the committee, the SPPC will send a letter to the student notifying them if they are allowed to remediate and provide them the date of the remediation and any other requirements that are part of that notification.
- Failure to comply with any requirements will be shared with the Student Promotion and Performance Committee (SPPC) for disposition.
- Prior to the date of remediation, the Office of Assessment will notify the student of the date/time of their remediation and provide any testing related details that are pertinent to the examination.
Partner Program Academic Requirements
KansasCOM has partnered with several Kansas-based colleges and universities in a 3+4 partnership agreement. Students matriculating to KansasCOM as a part of these partnership agreements complete their bachelor’s degree during their first year at KansasCOM. Admission pre-requisite requirements, outlined in the Student Handbook and Academic Catalog, are waived per the KansasCOM Exception to Academic Policy statement in the Handbook. These students are able to matriculate per that policy and per the partnership agreement that has been executed by both institutions.
Successful transition OMS II to OMS III
Students who have completed the following requirements will be eligible to be promoted to OMS III of the program:
- Successful completion of all required OMS II coursework.
- Completion of/or passing Score on the COMLEX Level 1 examination prior to June 30.
- Updated and negative drug screening on file with the Office of the Registrar.
- Documentation of all required health records on file with the Office of the Registrar.
- Documentation of current health insurance on file with the Office of Student Affairs and Services.
- Updated background check on file with Office of the Registrar.
- Professional good standing not under disciplinary action(s) for unprofessional conduct as defined in the Student Professionalism Policy.
Students meeting these requirements will be reviewed by the SPPC. Upon review, a slate of student candidates will be forwarded to the Dean’s Council who will make recommendations regarding individual student promotion to the Dean and Chief Academic Officer. The Dean and Chief Academic Officer will make the final decision on student performance.
Catalog updates as of January 26th, 2024
Mental Health Days
Each student is provided three (3) mental health days, per academic year, one per trimester. Students can utilize these mental health days on any day when there is not a graded assignment, such as exams, quizzes, OSCHEs, SP Encounters, Practicals, etc. Students wishing to take a mental health day will submit their notification to do so via Guardian utilizing the Excused Absence Policy form. The form includes an option to select “Mental Health Day” as the reason why they will not be present. As long as there is no required/graded assignment scheduled on that date, the request will be approved.
Catalog updates as of March 7th, 2024
Update to Title IX Coordinator and Deputy Coordinators. Any references to the Title IX Coordinator in the Student Handbook and Academic Catalog should be referred to the professional staff below.
Questions about Title IX and this Policy may be directed to:
Title IX Coordinator:
Freda Strack
fstrack@kansashsc.org
316.315.5645
Title IX Deputy Coordinators:
Debbie Haslam, Assistant Director of Student Affairs
dhaslam@kansashsc.org
316.315.5638
Bruce Davison, Director of Human Resources
bdavison@kansashsc.org
316.315.5470
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